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Avoriaz, Haute-Savoie, Rhone Alps

Avoriaz at an altitude of 1800m and snow sure, sits perched on a plateau, high above the long established large and lively year round vibrant old style Savoyard town and family resort of Morzine. Its bold, purpose built modern and futuristic, yet famous wood clad architecture, designed to blend in with the surrounding cliffs, has a pedestrian, traffic free centre and horse drawn sledges from the large car parks. With a plethora of different leaseback and non leaseback apartments to choose from, it gives second home owners the chance of superb snow and the ability to ski in and out from your doorstep.

Open from the end of November to the end of April, Avoriaz at the heart of the Portes du Soleil's 650km domain (12 resorts, 2 countries and 194 lifts) and links to Champery in one direction and Chatel in the other, is the gateway to a marvellous winter playground. Ranging from 950 – 2300m, the ample wooded slopes on the lower piste, few queues locally and the reliable weather, make this some of the finest skiing in Europe and extremely popular with the British.

As one of the pioneers of snowboarding in France and the first to build a terrain park, Avoriaz has 4 permanent parks (Arare, La Chapelle, Trashers and The Stash) and a super-pipe. Arare a pro park often used for high profile pro events includes its own drag lift, four big kickers with red and black take offs, big rails, a C-box, wall ride and corner jump.

For those not interested in skiing there is plenty to do by taking the very efficient Prodains cable car to Morzine below. Activities include two ice rinks (indoor and outdoor), sledging (day and night), snowshoe and cross country treks, snow scooters, scuba diving under ice, bowling alley, cinema, ice hockey matches and hot air ballooning, amongst some of the activities on offer. While in Avoriaz there is a sports centre with solarium & sauna, parapenting and sleigh rides available and a huge heated water dome park is being created, as part of the new expansion programme. A good selection of 20 restaurants can be found in the resort or for an extended selection of restaurants, owners can head to Morzine.

In summer, the extensive network of slopes become hundreds of miles of sign-posted footpaths for hiking and mountain biking for all ages and fitness levels. Over the years the Portes du Soleil has become renowned as the prime place for mountain bikers from the whole world over (650km of sign posted tracks, 10 downhill runs 24 ski lifts equipped for Mountain bikes) including the world famous road race the Tour de France having a major stage through this part of the Alps as well.

With just 90km to Geneva airport (1 hour 30 minutes), the short transfer times from the airport make owning a property in Avoriaz an ideal location. For those wishing to drive, the resort is easy to reach and is just 620 km from Paris, 827 km from Lille, 220 km from Lyon, 1016 km from London, 868 km from Bruxelles and 1062 km from Amsterdam. With train stations at Cluses (42 km) or Thonon-les-Bains (45 km) there are daily TGV links with Cluses / Saturday and Sunday with Thonon. For more information please visit www.voyages-sncf.com. Frequent bus transfers to Morzine are also possible and for schedules/pricing please visit www.altibus.com. From here, the cable car then takes you up to the resort. Should you wish to visit any of the Avoriaz properties being marketed, we would be happy to assist you with arrangements including hotel recommendations in the resort. Please contact us for more information.